Good news for women looking to “marry-up:” In a recent survey by MillionaireMatch.com, it was determined that millionaire men are much more likely to seek out non-millionaire women in their dating habits. Of the 524 Silicon Valley Millionaire Match members surveyed, 82.4% preferred to date non-millionaires while only 6.2% preferred to date other millionaires (11.4% stated they had no preference either way). Also good to know: only 16.2% of those surveyed said they would insist on a prenup. How unwise optimistic.

On the other end of the spectrum, 86.7% of the female Millionaire Match members surveyed in Silicon Valley said they prefer to date other millionaires and almost all (92.4%) insisted on prenups.

“We were very surprised to learn that the great majority of our male millionaire members sought non-millionaires,” Darren Shuster, Marketting Manager for Millionaire Match said of the findings. “It seems that financially independent men want to share their wealth with those less fortunate. With women, the story is much different.”

When asked why they prefer dating non-millionaires the most popular male responses included wanting to date ‘somebody who appreciates things’ and ‘enjoying younger, attractive women’ (surprise!). Among my favorite responses: Many of these millionaire men don’t want to date a ‘bossy, middle-aged millionaire’ if they have the financial resources to do otherwise. Again, surprise!

When asked about their preferences, women stated the importance of ‘finding a partner with resources’ and ‘not carrying the whole financial burden’. According to Shuster, the majority of female responses had to do more with ‘staying in control’ of their finances.

At the end of the day, does any relationship built on a set of financial criteria have a future? Let’s hear from you: is your potential partner’s earning power a major consideration?